Birmingham Archives

AAPS Raises Alarm over Sham Peer Review

Mar 30, 2007 at 12:02 pm by steve

Dr. Lawrence Huntoon is a man on a mission. For years now, he has been on call to groups around the country, willing to raise a cry against the abuses of a peer review syst.... Read More

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MGMA Winter Conference

Mar 30, 2007 at 11:55 am by steve

The Medical Group Management Association of Alabama held its annual Winter Conference at the Wynfrey in early March, with 240 practice administrators and 62 exhibitors in atte.... Read More

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Uterus Transplant Raises Ethical Questions

Mar 30, 2007 at 11:49 am by steve

Times are changing in reproductive health. Now, post-hysterectomy women or women who are barren due to injury or illness may be able to have a baby by not only using someone e.... Read More

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Mid-Career Burnout in Physicians Prevalent, Yet Preventable

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:59 am by steve

One day when Dr. Steve Gabbe was taking a break while attending a science conference, he wasn't terribly surprised to hear a half dozen colleagues sharing their frustrations a.... Read More

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Physician-Owned Medical Centers: The Timing is Right

Mar 30, 2007 at 10:56 am by steve

The Birmingham healthcare community seems constantly to be reinventing itself. The most significant development in some time may be the transition of Carraway Medical Center t.... Read More